Call it equivalent of the old-school assignment that required a student to stand up in front of the class to deliver a book report. Only this one […]
Education
National report says women and minorities lag behind in salaries
Six-figure salaries are not uncommon at West Virginia University. Both men and women – minorities included – make in excess of $100,000. But a recent survey from […]
House Judiciary OKs bill to bar trans athletes from certain school sports
MORGANTOWN – A House bill to bar transgender athletes from participating in certain sports won the approval of the Judiciary Committee on Friday. HB 3293 would apply […]
Two positive cases put 100 into quarantine at UHS
MORGANTOWN — Two equals 100 (plus) at University High School. At least it did Friday. Which is why the COVID disinfecting crew of Monongalia County’s school district […]
First student- to-student virus case
Thursday’s positive COVID diagnosis of a Mountaineer Middle student may have given the school a pandemic designation Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. was hoping to avoid. “It looks […]
Sunshine Week: The cost of COVID in Mon schools
This is one in a series of articles to mark Sunshine Week, which is a national initiative to educate the public about the importance of open government. […]
Bill to protect college campus free-speech rights heads to Senate floor
MORGANTOWN – A bill to protect free speech rights on college campuses met with unanimous approval in the Senate Education Committee on Thursday. SB 657 is called […]
Senate approves education bill over objections it gives state superintendent dictatorial power over grievances
MORGANTOWN – A one-sentence bill updating century-old education law sparked fears on the Senate floor Thursday that it could turn the state schools superintendent into a dictator. […]
Handling classes, work during the outbreak of March Madness
After an unplanned year off in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament – colloquially known and branded as March Madness […]
Senate passes House Hope Scholarship ESA bill, sends it to the governor
MORGANTOWN – The Hope Scholarship education savings account bill is on its way to the governor after Senate passage on Wednesday. The vote was about as expected, […]
